Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-08

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
The committee appointed by the Illinois house
OF representatives to consider the feasibility q
purchasing the Lincoln homestead met Mr.. Robt
Iincoln's agent in Springfield to see upon what
terms the house could De purchased by the State.
The committee were given 10 understand that Mr..
Lincoln would not give the house Tor a money con.
siderati0n but would convey IL 10 the State pro-
yfded the State would forever keep IT In repair
No f1nal action was taken, but it Is generally
understood that the former home Of Abraham
Lincoln VIII soon become The property of the State.
EIGHT HOURS FOR STATE EHPIoYEs.-The labor
committee OF the Massachusetts, senate has a bill
which enacts that "no person shall be employed
In any OF the various departments or branches of
service or the commonwealth, OF any city or
town thereof, more than eight hours In any one
day, except when a different apportionment OF the
making a shorter days work for one day OF the
week: aud in no case shall the hours OF labor ex-
coed iorty-elght IN a week"
DEATH OF A DAUGHTER OF Hon. STEPHEN R. NAL
LoRY.-A telegram, received by her relatives In
this city, brought the sad tdings OF the death Of
Mrs. Henry Bishop, at her home I'm Bridgeport,
Conn.,, Oh Sunday last. Mrs Bishop was the
daughter OF the late Hon. stephen Il Mallory. OF
Florida, Secretary or the Navy OF the Confederacy,
and one OF the most distinguished men Of the
South. On her mothers side, she was descended
from an old and ar1stocratfc spanish family, or
Pensacola, Fla, where her grandfather, the hate
Francisco Moreno, represented the spanish gov
eminent for more than nifty years. MIS-. Bishop
was educated at the convent al Georgetown, ID. CO
and the high mental culture OF wmch she WAS
possessed bore evidence OF the careful training she
had received In her youth Her marriage 70 M.
Bishop a wealthy gentleman, OF Bridgeport, was
solemnized at her fathers home IN Pensacola,
April 1S6o.-Ne~ Orleans k1cdy'lne.
CoNGREssNAS VESTS s1RIKING EnPIoYES-A
dispatch from Saratoga, April 2, says Congress.
man West has issued circular 70 the striking en-
ployes In his paper-bag factory NJ Balston spa In
which he SAYS: 81 am DESTROYS that the peaceablo
relations which have heretofore existed between
us as employe and employer may still continue,
and earnestly hope that all OF my employees who
nave lately suspended work may deem it for their
best interests to again resume the places vacated
by them without further notice. You, and each OF
Won are hereby notified that you may DO SO with.
out further notice. and this Invitation would seem
TO avoid all necessity for any inUery1ewsor confer
ences, which am confident would not result bene.
nciaily TO either party"
At Zabern, In Alsace, about twenty men hauled
down the German Gag from the ofhcial buildings
wednesday.
DR.. windthorst, the German Catholic leader, has
sent telegram 20 the pope saying that the center
party Will accept the Prussian ecclesiastical bin
as flial duty 70 the head Of the church and with.
out any reserve.
Father Keller has been appointed by his bishou
canon OF Cioyne In recognition OF his steadfast az
herence 10 duty IN guarding The secrets conndo1
TO him by his 0ock.